“Goans First…Outsiders second.....”

In any government office one might not be surprised if the person cannot respond to your inquiry in konkani, our mother tongue. One feels alien to his own motherland as most of the institutions and offices employ Non Goans. The most affected by all this is we, the Youth. So we can imagine the state of Goa down the line in 20 years. Goan youth are unemployed while the non Goans enjoy the benefits at the cost of those residing in Goa.

The Goan youth are unemployed withal the necessary qualification for the post while it is being occupied by some non Goan. This is injustice on the part of the Goans who feel lost and helpless in their own land. The casinos, private companies and other institutions have more non Goans rather than Goans as their employee’s. It is high time that we give a thought to this matter and act towards this issue. The Government and other institutions should ensure that first preference is given to the Goans based on merit. The employers should make sure that those residing in Goa should be giver more importance than the others.

This in turn will help to reduce if not solve the problem of unemployment in Goa. The youth enticed by the lucrative jobs on ships and Gulf States will desire to work in their own motherland, if jobs are available. There will be more and more job opportunities and most of the people who frustrated of non availability of jobs will be relieved of the issue of unemployment.

So “ Goemkar paile bhaile magir “ should be our aim and we should adopt any possible measure to fulfill it.

Vanisha Rodrigues.